SWYOR-15822C: Medieval Buckle; Meols Type 4

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SWYOR-15822C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval single loop, D-shaped copper alloy buckle with a lipped frame and a narrowed and offset strap bar, of Meols type 4, dating from AD 1350 - 1450. The upper side of the frame is bevelled and the pointed and projecting lip has a central pin notch. The pin and plate are missing. It is 17.5mm long, 24.3mm wide and 4.8mm thick. It weighs 3.93gm.

Similar buckles are illustrated in Griffiths, Philpott and Egan, 2007, Meols: The Archaeology of the North Wirral Coast, page 91.

Class: Meols Type 4

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.5 mm
Width: 24.3 mm
Thickness: 4.8 mm
Weight: 3.93 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st February 2018 - Thursday 3rd May 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 3157

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Armthorpe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE6105
Four figure Latitude: 53.53811496
Four figure longitude: -1.08105114
1:25K map: SE6105
1:10K map: SE60NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Griffiths, D., Philpott. R. and Egan, G.	2007	Meols: The Archaeology of the North West Wirral Coast	Oxford	Oxford University School of Archaeology	91

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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